Operations News

Crews arrived to find the fire was spreading from the attic into the roof and a second alarm was declared.

Metsä Group's Kemi bioproduct mill is ramping up towards full capacity production and pulp deliveries to customers have started. It is planned to take approximately one year to reach full production capacity at the mill.

Fire crews made quick work of a fire at the Twin Rivers Mill in Little Falls on Thursday evening, Dec. 7.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its range of saturating kraft paper and increased capacity, in order to improve and enhance its service to manufacturers of internal and external building panels, worktops, furniture and technical films.

The Espanola Pulp and Paper Domtar Mill will enter the final stage of idling on Nov. 30.

Details of the incident remain unknown as the investigations are under way.

Felix Schoeller North America is using a new silicone-coating operation at its Pulaski facility, having publicly introduced it for the first time on Nov. 15.

It's back to business as usual at the Kruger paper mill in Corner Brook after a week-long shutdown.

The project to expand folding boxboard production capacity has been completed at the Husum integrated pulp and paperboard mill in Sweden.

Potential layoffs would last a maximum of 90 days and could be implemented in several installments during 2024. A total of 1,100 people were involved in the change negotiations at Metsä Board's seven mill locations in Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyröskoski, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski.

Union workers at the Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville have voted to accept an offer from the company, ending a strike that began October 14.

Clearwater Paper Corporation reported that it temporarily suspended certain manufacturing operations at its Lewiston, Idaho facility. An incident impacting the regional natural gas system has resulted in the disruption of natural gas deliveries to the mill and the surrounding areas.

A fleet of drivers employed at British cardboard maker DS Smith will strike later this month after they rejected a pay offer, UK's Unite union said on Wednesday.

MM Kotkamills has completed the change negotiations regarding the company's sawmill that started in September. After the negotiations, it has been decided that the sawmill will be closed permanently.

With its new production line in the Oulu Mill in northern Finland, Stora Enso will increase its capacity and produce 1.2 million tonnes of sustainable packaging materials in one site starting from 2025.

The Maine Bureau of Unemployment Compensation has awarded 80 striking workers at Woodland Pulp eligibility for unemployment benefits after the paper mill hired temporary workers to fill the empty positions.

Arauco, a forestry company linked to the Angelini Group, reported this Tuesday morning Oct. 18 the layoff of about 300 workers nationwide.

Arauco announced leadership changes for the North American market. Russ Jordan has been named President of Arauco North America, reporting to Pablo Franzini, the President of Arauco's Global Wood Business.

Stora Enso appoints Ad Smit as Executive Vice President of the Packaging Solutions division and a member of the Group Leadership Team. He will start on 1 December 2023 and report to Hans Sohlström, President and CEO of Stora Enso.

There were no injuries in the fire and a damage estimate is not available.

Flames broke out at a Pactiv Evergreen facility in Hazle Township just after midnight early Wednesday morning, Oct. 18.

There was no report of any injuries, and no information on damages.

The Putnam County Fire Rescue reported a fire at the Georgia Pacific Paper Mill in Palatka Wednesday night, Oct. 25.

Atlanta-based Hood Container is cutting 88 jobs at its Matthews facility, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) filed recently with the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The layoffs are effective Dec. 19.

The paper mill in Crofton will not resume operations until the end of November at the earliest, meaning 70 workers will not be back on the job until December.